September 7, 2001

Sept. 8: 5th Youth Waterfowl Hunting Clinic sponsored by Izaak Walton League & Duluth Retriever Club from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Duluth Retriever Club (Art Massie Field Trail Grounds) 5 miles N of Hwy 61, London Rd., on Lester River Rd. Event is FREE including lunch. Ages 10-16, bring your Mom & […]

Dale Garner, state DNR wildlife biologist, said the success rate for hunters fell 1 percent this spring, as 43.1 percent of hunters took a bird. An estimated 47,600 hunters were in the field during the spring turkey hunting season.

There are two reasons for this: first, hunting pressure. Coyotes are sharp critters, but they cannot differentiate between a deer hunter and a predator hunter. When a half million hunters invade the woods and fields in early November to deer hunt, the coyote figures they are all after his hide. Once deer season opens, a

Sept. 7-9: The 34th Annual Frank Schneider/Muskies Inc International Tournament held on several lakes in the Leech Lake area. Call Tom Bastian at 651-457-9138 for more info. Sept. 8-9: MWT Championship on Madison Lake. Oct. 5-6: 3rd Annual North Star Fall Walleye Classic at Wigwam Resort in Baudette, MN. For more info call Kevin Olmstead

The season at LqP has been extended to 40 days (versus 30 in past years) and will run Saturday, Oct. 5 through Wednesday, Nov. 14, or earlier if the harvest index of 12,000 geese is reached before Nov. 14. Hunters should apply on a 31/2-inch by 51/2-inch postcard. Include your name and address, along with

Aug. 20-24, 25-26 (women only), Sept. 17-21, 24-28, Oct. 8-12: Firearms Safety Classes hosted by Minnesota Shooting Sports Education Center (MSSEC) at 483 Peterson Rd in Grand Rapids, MN. This certification is necessary for all individuals 11 yrs old and up who are planning to hunt. Parents must be present on the first night to

Sept. 19: Fur, Fin and Feather Auction Night Party. Bring auction items and plan on being there. Wading Women of MN fly fishing organization meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in the metro area. For more info contact Cindy Sykes at 763-477-6832. Women Anglers of Minnesota organization meets the second Monday of every month

Braaten has conducted the clinic at sports shows and sporting goods stores in Minnesota and neighboring states and is a guide in northeastern Minnesota. Cost of the clinic is $5. For more information, call the MSSEC at (218) 327-0583. The shooting sports education center is located two miles north of Grand Rapids on Hwy. 38.

Staff Writer Madison, Wis. Wisconsin wildlife officials believe they can overcome a delayed start to the state’s first mourning dove hunt, with the first step in that process coming Sept. 19. A Dane County judge effectively ended any hopes of hunting mourning doves in Wisconsin this year when he granted a temporary injunction on the